Vocabulary
Scientists/ Scientific Method
Simple Machines
Scientific Stories
Labs
100
An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question.
What is a hypothesis.
100
This system is what Copernicus wrote a book about that advocates the system that is considered the best way to understand the sun and planets.
What is heliocentric system.
100
This is the mechanical advantage if you use a block and tackle system with 4 pulleys.
What is 4.
100
This group is the control group.
What is group A.
100
Science can be used to prove a given idea is correct when this happens.
When is never: science can't prove anything.
200
An example that contradicts a conclusion.
What is a counter example.
200
He laid down the laws of motion, developed a universal law of gravity, invented calculus, wrote many commentaries on the Bible, and came up with a completely different design for telescopes.
Who is Newton.
200
This is the amount of rope you will need if you want to lift a load 10 feet into the air with a block and tackle system that uses 4 pulleys working together.
What is 40 feet of rope.
200
This is the type of experiment they should do (single-blind experiment, double-blind experiment, or neither).
What is double-blind experiment.
200
When we worked on fixing the broken flashlight, you had to come up with this before testing it.
What is a hypothesis.
300
The idea that living organisms can be spontaneously formed.
What is spontaneous generation.
300
The idea is in this stage when a scientist makes some observations and forms an idea that explains those observations. He then does some experiments to test his idea, and all his experiments support the idea.
What is a scientific theory.
300
Use this type of screwdriver when having trouble getting a screw into a board. (longer or fatter?)
What is a fatter screwdriver.
300
This is a statement about the weatherman's office compared to all the others.
What is it is the hottest.
300
This was the experiment we did the first week of class using solids and liquids to give evidence for the existence of atoms.
What is the experiment with the oil, water, syrup, rock, grape, ice cube, and cork where the solids floated in the liquids depending on their density.
400
People who want to turn lead (or other inexpensive items) into gold (or other valuable items).
What are alchemists.
400
This assumption was first made by Max Planck which ushered in a revolution in modern science.
What is that energy comes in packets called "quanta".
400
This is the mechanical advantage in a first-class lever if the fulcrum is 10 inches from the resistance and 100 inches from the effort.
What is 10.
400
This is the average temperature 6 miles from the downtown office.
What is 58 degrees.
400
When we experimented using boats, this was the control of the experiment.
What is the boat with no motor.
500
The amount by which force or motion is magnified in a simple machine.
What is mechanical advantage.
500
This was Gregor Mendel's greatest contribution to science.
What is his work on how traits are passed on during reproduction.
500
This is what the mechanical advantage does in first-class levers.
What is it magnifies the force.
500
If you wanted to stay in the coolest part of the weatherman's area, this is how far from his office you should be.
What is between 3 and 5 miles.
500
When we did the experiment with the quarters, pencil and roller, these represented the names of the different parts of the lever (name the supply and the part of the lever each supply represents)
What are the single quarter = effort, the stack of quarters = resistance, and the pencil = fulrum
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